Omaha's municipal Xmas tree, 1913

Black and white postcard (13 1/2 x 8 cm) with a view of the north side of the Douglas County Court House, Omaha, Nebraska, south side of Farnam Street between 17th & 18th Streets with tall Christmas tree surrounded by people.

In July 1908, John Latenser was hired to design Omaha's third courthouse. Architectural plans were completed in 1909 and the Columbus, Indiana, firm of Caldwell & Drake were hired to construct it. The Douglas County Court house opened October 1, 1912. Source: Wakeley, Arthur. Omaha: The Gate City and Douglas County Nebraska, Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, c1917, pp 131-33.